Debbie Covino, PhDMay 152 minBad Thought: I can’t escape this anxiety.I sat with a client the other day who was feeling anxious. He’d had a bad day at work and traffic was unusually heavy on his way to see...
Debbie Covino, PhDFeb 262 minBad Thought: I can’t shake this depression.A couple of recent clients have been feeling depressed despite the facts that Covid is now waning and that neither has lost work. Having...
Debbie Covino, PhDJan 152 minBad Thought: I don’t know how to cope with Covid.As you might well imagine, people are struggling to deal emotionally as well as practically with yet another round of Covid. Omicron has...
Debbie Covino, PhDDec 18, 20212 minBad Thought: I feel stressed at the holidays.You’re probably not surprised to hear that I’ve been seeing a number of clients who find the holidays stressful. For some, it’s the...
Debbie Covino, PhDNov 12, 20211 minBad Thought: The news makes me afraid.I've spoken before in this blog about the fear that news reports can provoke in us (July 7, 2017), and about the idea of cutting down on...
Debbie Covino, PhDAug 7, 20211 minBad Thought: I’m afraid my cravings will make it impossible to quit smoking.Many clients come to me to change a problem habit, such as smoking, nail-biting, or too much video gaming. They’d like me to hypnotize...
Debbie Covino, PhDMay 23, 20211 minNext blog: Bad Thought: I can’t get over my anxiety because life is hard.Judson Brewer’s recently released book, Unwinding Anxiety, demonstrates that anxiety is not a necessary reaction to life but instead a...
Debbie Covino, PhDApr 17, 20212 minBad Thought: I feel guilty when I take time away from my child.I’ve worked with many parents who feel guilty when, to nurture themselves, they take time away from their kids. If that’s your dilemma,...
Debbie Covino, PhDJan 23, 20212 minBad Thought: Wine just isn’t doing it for me anymore.I work with many clients who would like to find ways to relax without resorting to alcohol. Some have even made this their New Year’s...
Debbie Covino, PhDNov 14, 20202 minBad Thought: I shouldn’t be struggling so much to change myself.I often find myself having to reassure clients that seeming “setbacks” in self-development are normal and even beneficial.
Debbie Covino, PhDOct 3, 20202 minBad Thought: I have no time for mindfulness.You can do this, “meditate” that is, is without scheduling time and sitting alone in a room in the lotus position. The way to do this is...
Debbie Covino, PhDAug 2, 20202 minBad Thought: There’s something seriously wrong with my mental health.I read this morning that rates of anxiety and depression are up four-fold since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Debbie Covino, PhDJun 14, 20202 minBad Thought: I don’t know how to deal with bad thoughts.Many of us have seen the information circulating on the internet that we have 70,000+ thoughts per day and that most of them are negative...
Debbie Covino, PhDMay 16, 20201 minBad Thought: I feel selfish when I attend to my inner well-being.As a hypnotherapist, I come across many people who put themselves last on the list when it comes to self-care.
Debbie Covino, PhDMar 28, 20201 minBad Thought: I can’t find a ray of light during this coronavirus pandemic.We’re all enduring a terrible time in world history. Coronavirus has taken many lives, and we remain in the thick of the outbreak and...
Debbie Covino, PhDFeb 15, 20203 minBad Thought: No matter what I do, somebody criticizes me.When was the last time someone told you that you were too outspoken or not spontaneous enough, that your work product was insufficient...
Debbie Covino, PhDJan 11, 20202 minBad Thought: They cut back my hours at work.It can be difficult to find the good in a bad-seeming situation. However, in many if not most cases, the unwanted situation has a positive..
Debbie Covino, PhDNov 9, 20191 minBad Thought: I can’t control my negative thoughts....and as I often teach my clients, self-distancing is a useful strategy for finding relief from one’s own bad-feeling thoughts.
Debbie Covino, PhDFeb 2, 20192 minBad Thought: My achievements are never recognized.Inner ecology is way more important than any award or recognition. After all, one can be a person with numerous awards and still feel...
Debbie Covino, PhDDec 2, 20182 minBad Thought: I’m such an idiot.I’d like to recommend the following exercise in self-compassion from Greater Good Magazine for all those who struggle to tell themselves...